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Table 3 Breastfeeding frequency and features of maternal work using 24 h self-recall

From: Maternal work and exclusive breastfeeding practice: a community based cross-sectional study in Efutu Municipal, Ghana

Features of maternal work

Exclusive breastfeeding

p - value

Yes

%

No

%

Type of occupation

 No occupation

20

13

3

7

 

 Beauticians

5

3

3

7

 

 Dress making

12

8

4

9

 

 Hawking trading

12

8

1

2

 

 Trading

57

38

10

22

 

 Fish mongering

30

20

8

17

 

 Teaching

7

6

10

22

 

 Catering

4

3

4

8

 

 Banking

0

0

2

4

 

 Nursing

2

1

1

2

 
 

Chi-square = 28.485

0.001

Work related risk

 Risky to health of infant

73

78

23

62

 

 Not risky to health of infant

21

22

14

38

 
 

Chi-square = 1.835

0.127

Sector of employment

 Formal sector

12

9

10

23

 

 Informal sector

117

91

33

77

 
 

Chi-square = 5.629

0.021

Work location

 Home

59

48

18

44

 

 Away from home

64

52

23

56

 
 

Chi-square = 0.204

0.394

Go to work with infant

 Do go to work with infant

66

64

13

32

 

 Do not go to work with infant

37

36

28

68

 
 

Chi-square = 13.043

0.000

Distance from home to work place

 Quarter – half km

13

22

7

25

 

 Half – one km

12

20

9

32

 

 One – two km

21

36

11

39

 

 Two or more km

13

22

1

4

 
 

Chi-square = 5.261

0.154

Working hours per day

 6 h

43

51

21

66

 

 8 h

30

36

8

25

 

 12 or more hours

11

13

3

9

 
 

Chi-square = 2.224

0.527